Paint Equivalents

Gun metal

Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-38

#505557 · L*35.8 a*-1.5 b*-1.9

The closest match to Tamiya Gun metal in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Gun metal is a mid grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey at ΔE 1.3. 4 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Gun metal equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Ocean Grey AK2014 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Grey Fs 36081 10ml RC243 ΔE 2.8 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Field Blue 70.964 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Tire Black 71.315 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

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Gun metal equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Gunship Grey FS36081 MRP-241 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Dark Gray MRP-404 ΔE 2.7 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Cold Rolled Steel MMM-002 ΔE 3.3 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Revell

  1. B Olive Grey ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Dark Grey ΔE 3.3 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in P3

  1. B Gravedigger Denim ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Greatcoat Grey ΔE 4.0 · close

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Gun metal equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Sir Coates Silver ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Cold Corpse Blue ΔE 3.0 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Flat Rubber 4861AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 4853AP ΔE 3.5 · close

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Gun metal equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Dunkelgrau Gray ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Rlyeh Grey ΔE 3.5 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Enchanted Steel ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Gun Metal ΔE 2.9 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Burnt Iron N76 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Burnt Iron 61 ΔE 2.7 · very close

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Gun metal equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Sea Grey S27 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Primer 1 ΔE 2.8 · very close

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Gun metal in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey ΔE 2.9
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey ΔE 3.0
Foundry #484D51 Slate Grey Shade ΔE 3.0
Mig #505050 Neutral Wash ΔE 3.1
FolkArt #4A504E Ash ΔE 3.4
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey ΔE 3.6
Monument #464C4C Dark Warm Grey ΔE 3.6
Citadel #484B4E Eshin Grey ΔE 3.6
Warcolours #4C4C4C Cool Grey 4 ΔE 3.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 4.5
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade ΔE 4.7
Golden #4A4A48 N4 Neutral Gray ΔE 4.8
Reaper #47484D Tempest Grey ΔE 5.3
Apple Barrel #464742 Dark Gray ΔE 6.5
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green ΔE 8.7
Liquitex #343434 Muted Grey ΔE 11.1

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Gun metal ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Ocean gray ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. B Gun metal ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C Gunship grey ΔE 3.8 · close
  5. C Dark sea grey ΔE 4.3 · close
  6. C IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) ΔE 4.5 · close